The Best Episodes Directed By Jacques Rivette

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   #1 - From Emilie to Lucie

   S1:E710/10/1971

   Cracks in the conspiracy begin to appear and things really start to get confusing.

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   #2 - From Lucie to Marie

   S1:E810/10/1971

   And then the narrative implodes...

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   #3 - From Thomas to Frédérique

   S1:E210/9/1971

   The outlines of a conspiracy begin to emerge as the busker begins receiving cryptic letters with references to Balzac and Lewis Carroll’s 'The Hunting of the Snark'. Meanwhile, rehearsals take an unsettling turn.

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   #4 - From Sarah to Colin

   S1:E410/9/1971

   The various strands of the story begin to intersect. The busker continues on his quest to uncover the source of the cryptic letters, while Frédérique is also inadvertently drawn into the conspiracy. Games—cops and robbers, chess, and cons—abound.

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   #5 - From Pauline to Emilie

   S1:E610/10/1971

   Maps, symbols, codes, card games, and double meanings: the intrigue starts to accelerate.

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   #6 - From Lili to Thomas

   S1:E110/9/1971

   Rivette instantly establishes his playful, no-rules reality as two theater troupes rehearse avant-garde versions of Aeschylus plays climaxing in an epic, hypnotic warm-up exercise that unfolds like a primal, clothed orgy. We are introduced to a deadpan, deaf-mute busker and Frédérique, a wayward young con artist.

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   #7 - From Frédérique to Sarah

   S1:E310/9/1971

   The mystery of the enigmatic notes deepens as the busker learns about their connection to Balzac’s 'History of the Thirteen'. Elsewhere, tensions flare up at rehearsals.

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   #8 - From Colin to Pauline

   S1:E510/10/1971

   Frédérique finds that blackmail doesn’t pay as she crosses paths with the busker who is now in love with Pauline—or is it Emilie? Meanwhile, a wild goose chase through Paris ensues when one of the productions is fleeced out of money.

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